Jordi Mollà Perales () is a Spanish actor, artist, writer, and filmmaker from Catalonia. He has been nominated three times for the Goya Award for Best Actor for The Lucky Star (1997), Second Skin (1999), and El cónsul de Sodoma (2009).
Early life and education Jordi Mollà y Perales was born and raised in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Province of Barcelona. He trained at the Institut del Teatre, and furthered his studies in Italy, Hungary, and England. His mother tongues are Catalan and Spanish, and he is fluent in English, Italian, and French.
Career Acting Mollà breakout role was in Bigas Luna's 1992 comedy drama Jamón, jamón, where he played the jilted lover of Penélope Cruz's character. Mollà went on to star in other acclaimed films in his native country, including Stories from the Kronen and La Celestina. The latter earned him his first Goya Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His subsequent starring role in The Lucky Star earned him widespread acclaim, earning him a Premios Ondas, a Butaca Award for Best Catalan Actor, and another Goya nomination, this time for Best Actor. He has since been nominated twice more, for Second Skin and El cónsul de Sodoma.
Mollà made his Hollywood debut in the 2001 biographical crime film Blow, where he played a villainous drug trafficker based on Carlos Lehder. Mollà subsequently played a similar character in Michael Bay's 2003 action sequel Bad Boys II, opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence. His co-star Gabrielle Union labeled him as "The Tom Cruise of Spain," when praising his performance as drug lord Johnny Tapia. Mollà then starred in The Tulse Luper Suitcases, an ambitious multi-year, multi-media project created by avant-garde director Peter Greenaway. In 2004, he portrayed Juan Seguin, a Spanish-Tejano political and military figure of the Texas Revolution who helped to establish the independence of Texas in the movie, The Alamo. He has subsequently starred in many high-profile feature films, including Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Knight and Day, Che: Part 2, Colombiana, Riddick, In the Heart of the Sea, and The Man Who Killed Don Quixote. He starred in the second season of Jack Ryan as Venezuelan President Nicolás Reyes.
Directing Mollà began directing short films in 1994. His debut, Walter Peralta, earned a Goya nomination for Best Documentary Short. He made his feature directorial debut in 2012 with 88.
Art Mollà is a self-taught painter. In the summer of 2002, he exhibited in at the Carmen de la Guerra Gallery, along with a number of other artists.
Filmography Actor +Film Year Title RoleNotes1992 Shooting Elizabeth Desk Clerk Jamón, jamón José Luis1993 Historias de la puta mili El Pulpo Mi hermano del alma Vendedor1994 Alegre ma non-troppo Vicente Todo es mentira Ariel Le fusil de bois Lagrange1995 Men Always Lie Guillermo Stories from the Kronen Roberto The Flower of My Secret Doctor A1996 Perdona bonita, pero Lucas me quería a mí Toni La Celestina Pármeno Nominated - Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor1997 La cible Luigi The Lucky Star Daniel Premios Ondas for Best ActorMar del Plata Festival Award for Best ActorButaca Award for Best Catalan ActorNominated - Goya Award for Best Actor1998 The Stolen Years Tomás El pianista Doria 20 años Viña del Mar Award for Best Supporting Actor1999 Volavérunt Godoy Nobody Knows Anybody Sapo Second Skin Alberto Nominated - Goya Award for Best Actor2001 Blow Diego Delgado Sound of the Sea Ulises 2002 God Is on Air Salva2003 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 1: The Moab Story Jan Palmerion Multimedia film Bad Boys II Hector Juan Carlos 'Johnny' Tapia The Tulse Luper Suitcases: AntwerpJan PalmerionMultimedia film2004 The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 2: Vaux to the Sea The Alamo Juan Seguín The Tulse Luper Suitcases, Part 3: From Sark to the Finish Hypolite / Gaudí Multimedia film2005 Ausentes (The Absent) Samuel A Life in Suitcases Hypolite / Gaudí / Jan Palmerion Multimedia film Anthony: Warrior of God Antonio2006 The Stone Merchant Alceo GAL Paco Ariza2007 Cinemart Jordi Elizabeth: The Golden Age King Philip II of Spain Sultanes del Sur Leonardo Bátiz2008 Che: Part 2 Captain Mario Vargas Inconceivable Victor the Clinical Coordinator La Conjura de El Escorial Mateo Vázquez El cónsul de Sodoma Jaime Gil de Biedma Nominated - Goya Award for Best ActorNominated - Gaudí Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role 2009 Ce n'è per tutti Daniele2010 The Making of Plus One Victor the D.O.P. Zenitram Daniel Durbán Knight and Day Antonio Inhale Aguilar Bunraku Valentine2011 There Be Dragons Don José Colombiana Marco 2012 A Gun in Each Hand M. Miami Grand Jury Prize for Best Ensemble Performance 2013 Riddick Santana2015 Latin Lover Alfonso Ant-Man Castillo Scenes deleted In the Heart of the Sea Spanish Captain2016 Criminal Xavier Heimdahl Sundown Dorian Term life Viktor The Man Who Was Thursday Charles Treintona, Soltera y Fantástica Óscar Quel bravo ragazzo Colombian Boss Prigioniero della mia libertà Alejandro Torres2017 The Music of Silence Sandro Operation Goldenshell Litarco / Ray Silvela Agadah Jan Potocki / Diego Hervas Niente di Serio Lulù2018 Last Prince of Atlantis Don Vincenzo (voice) The Man Who Killed Don Quixote Alexei Miiskin Ibiza Hernando Speed Kills Jules Bergman2021 Niente di Serio Lulu Italian film The Other Me Vaako The Private Lives of Jordi Mollà & Domingo Zapata Jordi Mollà2023 Aggro Dr1ft BO Pet Shop Days Castro2025 The Life List Johnny Hunting Season Alejandro 2026 Juan Pujol García Post-production
+Television Year Title RoleNotes 1987 El viatge Alacots Episode: "Descansar" 1989–1991 La Granja, menjars casolans Ramonet Main cast1991 Un dels últims vespres de carnaval Rafello Television filmDark Justice Raul Episode: "Broken Toys"1992 Villain Episode: "Judgment Night" Revolver Jordi Torres Television film1993 The Young Picasso: 1881–1906 Ángel F. Soto Miniseries; 3 episodes All in the Game Hotel Receptionist Miniseries; Main cast 1994 Arnau Tamim Miniseries; Main cast 1998 Dollar for the Dead Federale CaptainTelevision film 2007 Caravaggio Cardinal Del Monte 2008 Stevie Adrián 2011 CSI: Miami Hector Romero Episode: "Stiff" 2012 China, IL Dream Reamer (voice) Episode: "The Dream Reamer" 2015 Long Live the Royals King Diego Belafonte (voice) Miniseries; Episode: "Snore Much"2018 Genius Dr. Salvador Ruiz 2 episodes Queen of the South Rocco de la Peña 3 episodes 2019 Jack Ryan Nicolás Reyes Main cast (season 2) 2025 MobLand Jaime Lopez 2 episodes 2026 Day One Main Cast
Filmmaking YearTitleDirectorWriterNotes 1993 Walter Peralta Short filmNominated - Goya Award for Best Documentary Short Film 1995 No me importaría irme contigo Short film 2002 No somos nadie 2007 Cinemart 2008 Inconceivable 2012 88 Nominated - Grand Prix Asturias
References
External links
Jordi Mollà Artist Site Artwork by Jordi Mollà